New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-22
THE AN1RCHISTS' HOPES.

The question whether writ OF error shall
issue in the Anarchist cases has been referred
bv Justice Harlan 10 the full bench Of the
Supreme Court THIS will make It possible
to dispose Of the matter IN single decision
and is TO the advantage Of the prisoners as
we'll as Of the court. The principal reliance Of
the counsel for the Anarchists seems 10 bc
upon the admissions Of a Juror TINT he had
read the newspapers, and that, though he be-
lcvcd he could render an impartial verdict
upon the evidence he was pIcIEdlccd against
the prisoners. It is claimed that H. con-
sequence Of the acceptance Of this juror, and
one or two other errors Of Ike importance. tho
conviction was without due process Of law
and therefore in violation Of the MYTH Amend
mcnt. II is upon this ground that the inter
ycntlon Of the Federal courts il asked
To the ayman this seems a slender thread Of
hope, but the decision OF the court can be
awaited with cquanimity by all sides. Every
reasonable man, VIC venture to say, believes
that the court will be entirely uninnucnccd
by any feeling against or for the prisoners.
Meantime the public sees, with some sur
prise, men Of good standing and intelligence
taking part in meetings - protest against the
execution Of these mon. Samuel Gompcrs,
president Of the American Federation Of Labor
which claims Il membership Of 5000 men.
was present the other night at the Cooper Union
meeting Neither Mr Gompcrs nor the work
ngmcn who met at the same time III Chicago
and Cleveland sympalEizcd with Guitcau when
be was under sentence Of death. The crime
Of these Anarchists was every whit as wanton
and dcyilish as that Of Garhcld's assassin.
The only difference was that Guitcau fired the
shot with his own hand, while the member Of
tie Chicago conspiracy who threw the bVrnb
escaped. and so Is not among tho convicted
men. But Guitcau would have incurred the
penalty Of death if he had only hlrcd some
body to shoot Garfield. just as these aSSasSIns
appointed one Of their number to throw the
bomb. There is no difference in degree,
either in law or morals, between his act and
theirs. And why. thcn sho,ild 50 many labor
ing men make the cause of these wrct chcs
their own?
Probably many Of them do so from Ignorance.
That they should do it is not surprising when
we see intelligent men like the Rev. Hugh
PcntccOst and Mr.. COu1landt Palmer going
on record in tie same direction. Mr.. Palmer
Ivy some crank VINO knew nothing about anar.
chy." From that remark We should be in
cilncI to infer that Mr.. Palmer knew very little
about the case. But if we do him injustice
here and he la really studied IT, we can only
wonder at the logic by winch he reached his
conclusions. The pity Of it Is that every utter
ancc Of sympathy with these men is unscrupu-
iousiy used by the vcn0mous Socialist aSltatoiS
To swell the volume Of discomfort among the
poorer classes and so 10 help on their warfare
upon all the influences that uphold Amer
lcan civilization.
The only hope Of these men seems to be
~ the Supreme Court Governor Ogic>OH, IN
the course of speech ut Chicago the other
Gay. TT fail some remarks which were inter
plc,cd l~ meaning that hc should not Interfere.
and wee received with ringing cheers. Tie
vast majority of the people viii rejoice TO
find that Illinois has u tSVcrnor who can be
u,crolul t. society by Icing firm against a.,>as-
sins.